Love or Die: CEO’ s Daily Dose of Swoon (Cordelia) novel Chapter 43

Cordelia tilted her head in thought.

Piano Man had warned that the group admin was not someone to mess with, and for some reason, she felt it wasn't a good idea to add him.

As she was mulling this over, her phone buzzed.

Exiting the friend request screen, she saw a new message in the Pioneers Group chat.

Interruptions asked, [Had dinner yet?]

Cordelia suddenly doubted Stanton's words. As such a kind group admin, how could he be difficult?

She left the chat and opened the friend requests, accepting the mystery person's request. Then she pondered what to write in the nickname section.

What exactly did the group admin do?

Remembering the previous conversations in the group, where others talked about learning from each other in their respective fields, it seemed only the admin was the go-to person for any issue.

Cordelia had an idea and labeled the contact as Mr. All-Round.

After updating the nickname, she noticed the rest of the 19 people in the group, following the admin's message, obediently replied one by one as if answering a teacher's question.

Louie replied, [Just had dinner.]

The Piano Man texted, [Haven't yet.]

Bland said, [Yes, just had a vegetable smoothie to keep fit.]

Frankie typed, [Yeah, I did.]

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Cordelia was puzzled.

The admin's influence was strong, almost like he was their leader.

But she quickly dropped the thought, remembering Louie was a free-spirited psychologist, no leader there.

Cordelia followed suit and replied last, [Not yet.]

NoInterruptions typed, [Go and eat something. @LearnLover]

Cordelia was confused, wondering why he singled her out.

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Meanwhile, in the group chat "Who exactly is this girl?", it was mayhem.

Bland started, [Today, our admin spoke four times. Are four of us going to disappear tomorrow? Suddenly, I'm scared!]

Stanton added, [Feels like our admin is off his game. Has his account been hacked?]

Frankie expressed, [As an old-timer here, I suspect the admin has a special connection with the new girl. And now I regret trying to test her. Can I retract my document now, or is it too late?]

Bland asked, [Who is this girl? Does anyone have the guts to ask Louie?]

[No way!]

[No way!]

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Dinner in the Delaney family was late that day because Steward got home a bit behind schedule.

As Cordelia, who was famished, devoured her meal to head upstairs to work through some problems Mathster had set for her, Rachel suddenly said, "Laurinda, doesn’t Rosina also enjoy playing the piano?"

Laurinda chuckled at the mention. "Yes, why do you ask?"

Rachel replied, "Well, we’ll have Stanton coming over next weekend for an assessment. I am considering having Rosina join us and take the assessment with Juliana."

Laurinda's eyes sparkled, "Really, Rachel? Aren't you concerned she might outshine Juliana?"

Rachel laughed and said, "Come on. Rosina is Madeline's daughter, and Madeline is your daughter, Juliana's aunt. Rosina and Juliana are cousins. We're family. If one of them gets in, it's a win for the Delaney family!"

"That’s very big of you!" Laurinda praised.

Madeline Delaney was Laurinda's youngest girl. When Madeline got hitched, the Delaneys hadn't yet struck it rich, so her husband was no high roller. That always tugged at Laurinda's heartstrings.